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Overview

This is a trojan detection. Unlike viruses, trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.

Characteristics

This trojan detection covers an exploit that targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Rogue, a game distributed with certain BSD-based operating systems.

For more information on this vulnerability see ISS.NET: bsd-rogue-bo (10261)

Symptoms

N/A This attack tool does not cause any local system changes.

Method of Infection

N/A This is tool used by an attacker to exploit a remote system vulnerability.

Removal

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection. Delete any file which contains this detection.

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants

N/A

All Information

Overview -

This is a trojan detection. Unlike viruses, trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.

Characteristics

Characteristics -

This trojan detection covers an exploit that targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Rogue, a game distributed with certain BSD-based operating systems.

For more information on this vulnerability see ISS.NET: bsd-rogue-bo (10261)

Symptoms

Symptoms -

N/A This attack tool does not cause any local system changes.

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

N/A This is tool used by an attacker to exploit a remote system vulnerability.

Removal -

Removal -

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection. Delete any file which contains this detection.

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants -

N/A